I think it's unfortunate that the world's outlook has come to this negative point concerning Christina. I really just want to press a "rewind button" for her. I think she started out right at the time of her debut. I mean even to be Britney Spears' opposite at the time, you have to be doing something right. I think she was smart following the bubble gum pop era with her first record. I do think her marketing her spanish album did benefit her latin fan base, although she never played it up enough for her to be considered a latin music artist. Stripped caught my attention the most. Bold, thoughtful, with a "Fuck it" attitude. She looked great, acted her age. I consider Stripped to be her best body of work. I regret not seeing her live during that era. I think she did something good and bad with Back To Basics. Vocally, I think she was at her prime. The concept was cool, and really lived up to it's name and had a depth that Stripped had. However, I think it aged her somewhat. Back to basics took her out of the mainstream to come. I think she also took too much time to "live life" in between projects. Although I think it's important for anybody to take time and experience life, she should've experienced life while still grinding on the music scene. Doing a music theme'd movie was a bad choice in my opinion. And then to immediately come out with the futuristic/experimental Bionic ( which I actually liked ) right after just didn't make sense. Esthetically she looked a hot mess. She was vintage one day, futuristic robot the next, meanwhile dipping her toes into perfume sales. She did too much in one chunk of time and it probably threw people off. Her promotion for the last two albums blew. Her marketing probably got too consumed in what was happening in music current day, and as a result she got lost. She again tried to be too many different personalities with Lotus. She's still somewhat young in actuality, but she's at the point where you can't go "too young" and you shouldn't go "too mature" either. I would like for her to get her shit back together, figure out what works for her voice nowadays. We all know her voice isn't what it once was, but no one's voice would be after years of belting while touring. She should just neutralize her look. Trim down some. Stick to one gimmick if any. Just be a pretty girl that sings! Why has that idea not crossed her mind yet? If you compare her and Britney, Britney would obviously be the pick for someone who is doing things right, or her management anyway. Looks wise, Britney is seemingly more youthful in her fashion choices and music alike. But comparing their actual looks, Christina really still looks young in her face, crazy clown make up aside. When she's more neutral she could pass for mid 20's which could give her a huge advantage if she played it right. Britney, hate to say it is actually looking old, and could benefit from some minor plastic surgery of some kind. Christina still has a shot with the right strategy. It might be one last shot, but a shot non the less. I don't even want to give her a list of songs other's have already put out. I think she should come out with a clear vision/focus. She's been through so much, it'd be hard for me to believe she doesn't have something to sing about. If she does indeed flop again, there's always JOJO... FREE JOJO.